We report the results of detailed Monte Carlo simulations of the performance expected both at balloon altitudes and at the probable satellite orbit of a hard X-ray coded-aperture camera being developed for the MIRAX mission. Based on a thorough mass model of the instrument and detailed specifications of the spectra and angular dependence of the various relevant radiation fields at both the stratospheric and orbital environments, we have used the well-known package GEANT4 to simulate the instrumental background of the camera. We also show simulated images of source fields to be observed and calculated the detailed sensitivity of the instrument in both situations. The results reported here are especially important to researchers in this field considering that we provide important information, not easily found in the literature, on how to prepare input files and calculate crucial instrumental parameters to perform GEANT4 simulations for high-energy astrophysics space experiments.
A report on the First Technology Demonstration mission of the Little UV Camera (LUVCam1)
Dunlap Institute for Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto(多伦多大学邓普天文学与天体物理研究所);David A. Dunlap Department of Astronomy & Astrophysics, University of Toronto(多伦多大学大卫·A·邓普普天文学与天体物理学系);Cosmic Frontier Labs, Oakland, USA(美国奥克兰宇宙前沿实验室);Department of Theoretical Physics and Astrophysics, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University(马萨里克大学理学院理论与天体物理学系);University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies(多伦多大学航空航天研究学院);Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences, Budapest, Hungary(匈牙利布达佩斯地球科学研究中心孔科利天文台)
Dipartimento di Fisica "E. Pancini", Università di Napoli Federico II(那不勒斯费德里科二世大学物理系);INFN, Sezione di Napoli(意大利国家核物理研究所那不勒斯分部);INFN, Sezione di Torino(意大利国家核物理研究所都灵分部);Università degli studi di Torino(都灵大学);INFN, Sezione di Catania(意大利国家核物理研究所卡塔尼亚分部);Università degli studi di Catania(卡塔尼亚大学);INFN, Sezione di Roma Tor Vergata(意大利国家核物理研究所罗马托维加塔分部);INFN, TIFPA(意大利国家核物理研究所TIFPA);Università degli studi di Trento(特伦托大学)
University of Toronto(多伦多大学);Dunlap Institute for Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Toronto(多伦多大学邓普天文学与天体物理研究所);Cosmic Frontier(宇宙前沿);Masaryk University(马萨里克大学);Konkoly Observatory, Research Centre for Astronomy and Earth Sciences(科农科伊天文台,地球科学研究中心)
The Asteroid Framing Cameras on ESA's Hera mission
DLR Institute of Planetary Research(德国航空航天中心行星研究所);Budapest University of Technology and Economics(布达佩斯技术与经济大学);Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace (ISAE-SUPAERO), Université de Toulouse(法国高等航空航天学院(ISAE-SUPAERO),图卢兹大学);INAF, Astronomical Observatory of Padova(意大利国家天体物理研究所帕多瓦天文台);European Space Agency, European Space Astronomy Centre(欧洲空间局欧洲航天飞行控制中心);Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange(蔚蓝海岸大学,蔚蓝海岸天文台,法国国家科学研究中心拉格朗日实验室);The University of Tokyo(东京大学);University of California, Berkeley Space Science Laboratory(加州大学伯克利分校太空科学实验室)
Bolometric corrections of stellar oscillation mode amplitudes as observed by the PLATO mission. I. Planck-spectrum estimates
Aarhus University(奥胡斯大学);Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie (IRAP), Université de Toulouse, CNRS, CNES(天体物理学与行星学研究所以、图卢兹大学、法国国家科学研究中心、法国国家空间研究中心);University of Birmingham(伯明翰大学)
Advancing X-Ray Camera Front-End Electronics Architecture through the AXIS-TAP Technology Platform
MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research(麻省理工学院卡弗里天体物理与空间研究所);Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, Stanford University(斯坦福大学卡弗里粒子天体物理与宇宙学研究所);MIT Lincoln Laboratory(麻省理工学院林肯实验室);Department of Physics, Stanford University(斯坦福大学物理系);SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory(SLAC国家加速器实验室)
气体狭缝照相机(GSC)是国际空间站上MAXI(全天空X射线图像监视器)任务中的X射线仪器。它的设计是在2- 30千电子伏波段内每92分钟的轨道周期扫描整个天空,并在迄今为止飞行的X射线全天空监测器中达到最高的灵敏度。GSC采用大面积位置敏感正比计数器,探测器总面积为5350 cm $^2$。机载数据处理器具有格式化遥测数据以及控制正比计数器的高电压以保护它们免受粒子辐照的功能。本文介绍了仪器,机载数据处理,遥测数据格式,并从地面校准测试预期的性能规格。
Chang'e 7 Lunar Lander Optical Camera-Telescope: Optical Astronomy from the Moon
The University of Hong Kong(香港大学);National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院国家天文台);International Lunar Observatory Association(国际月球观测站联盟)
Pile-up simulator for XRISM/Xtend onboard the X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science(日本宇宙航空研究开发机构 宇宙科学研究所);Osaka University, Department of Earth and Space Science(大阪大学 地球行星科学系);University of Tokyo, School of Science(东京大学 理学部);Tohoku Gakuin University, Faculty of Informatics(东北学院大学 情报学部);University of Miyazaki, Faculty of Engineering(宫崎大学 工学部);Saitama University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering(埼玉大学 理工学研究科);Nara University of Education, Faculty of Education(奈良教育大学 教育学部);Hiroshima University, School of Science(广岛大学 理学部)
PlatoSim: An end-to-end PLATO camera simulator for modelling high-precision space-based photometry
KU Leuven(荷语鲁汶大学);German Aerospace Center(德国航空航天中心);Observatoire de Paris, Université PSL, Sorbonne Université, Université Paris Cité, CNRS(巴黎天文台、巴黎文理研究大学、索邦大学、巴黎西岱大学、法国国家科学研究中心)
Mock Observations for the CSST Mission: CPI-C -- Instrument Simulation
Shanghai Astronomical Observatory, Chinese Academy of Sciences(中国科学院上海天文台);School of Physics and Astronomy, Sun Yat-sen University(中山大学物理与天文学院);Center of CSST in the great bay area, Sun Yat-sen University(中山大学粤港澳大湾区CSST中心);School of Physics and Astronomy, Beijing Normal University(北京师范大学物理与天文学院)
The Microchannel X-ray Telescope on board the SVOM mission: in-flight scientific performance
AIM-CEA/DRF/Irfu/Departement d’Astrophysique, CNRS, Universite Paris-Saclay, Universite Paris Cite(天体物理学与核物理研究所,法国国家科学研究中心,巴黎萨克雷大学,巴黎 Cité 大学);Centre National d’Etudes Spatiales, Centre spatial de Toulouse(法国国家空间研究中心,图卢兹航天中心);Space Park Leicester, University of Leicester(莱斯特大学,莱斯特太空公园);College of Science and Engineering, School of Mathematics and Physics, Kanazawa University(金泽大学,理学院,数学与物理系)